Bank loan – Employee was posted in the field – Fraud – Cannot take benefit of the fact that the sanctioning authority has been let off the hook – Service matter.

Bank loan – Employee was posted in the field – It was his primary duty to be careful while recommending the loans – The sanctioning authority can verify the correctness of the record, only to certain extent – However, such sanctioning authority cannot be expected to verify all the records particularly when it has already been recommended by the field officer – In such circumstances, the appellant cannot take benefit of the fact that the sanctioning authority has been let off the hook – – service matter.

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